The Haines borough manager said she thinks the Federal Emergency Management Agency erred when it found that the borough had broken federal rules in rebuilding Porcupine Trail Road last summer. In a Dec. 22 memo, FEMA wrote that the borough, through its contractor Southeast Road Builders, had violated the conditions of its $1.4 million grant. […]
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Klukwan Church returned to tribe after century of Presbyterian ownership
On a recent Sunday, about a dozen parishioners sit on wooden pews at the Klukwan church listening to a sermon. With a grand piano accompanying them, they sing along to “Count your blessings” and “These are the days of Elijah.” And, as they listen, a few parishioners sew animal hide. On the surface, little has changed about […]
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Rasmuson awardee Ehlers has deep roots in Klukwan
This year’s Rasmuson Distinguished Artist award winner Anna Brown Ehlers is technically from Juneau, but the Tlingit weaver says the roots of her Chilkat weaving are in Klukwan, where she learned her trade and where she still owns a house. “I always feel like I’m home right there,” said Ehlers in a phone interview from Juneau. […]
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‘Feels like a whole new school’: Klukwan school energized for new year
Each morning, students at Klukwan school begin the day by gathering in the cafeteria, sitting in a circle and reciting a Tlingit chant: “Our grandparents’ language/ It is inside us/ Our language is getting stronger/ It will go on forever.” The students then peel off to one of three classrooms, staffed by new teachers who aren’t entirely […]
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Stand with Klukwan, Salmon Strong
Permanently storing toxic mine waste near the Klehini River? Many thanks to Haines Borough Assembly Members Debra Schnabel and Ben Aultman-Moore for hand digging through a pile of double speak and conflicts of interest. Might Dowa-Alaska’s new proposal for drilling and seismic testing near the Klehini River relate to siting a future mine tailings facility? After about ten minutes […]
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New Klukwan preschool boosts low enrollment
Klukwan reopened its preschool this week after four years without a program. The move could boost enrollment at Klukwan School, which has struggled with low student numbers in recent years. The preschool runs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free morning transportation, lunches and snacks are provided by the Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan (CIV). The […]
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Klukwan, conservation groups appeal mining wastewater decision
he Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan (CIV) and several conservation groups have appealed a recent state decision to approve a revised wastewater discharge plan at the Palmer Project, an exploratory mining operation northwest of Haines and Klukwan. In the appeal request, lawyers with Earthjustice argued that Constantine Mining, which operates the Palmer Project, needs a permit under the […]
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New superintendent garners warm welcome at Klukwan school
2022 school year enrollment remains low Low enrollment again this year could threaten state funding for Klukwan School, but a new superintendent has brought about a wave of optimism among families and administrators who last year were concerned the school would close. Ralph Watkins, who became superintendent in June, has embodied a stark shift in the district’s […]
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Sealaska publishes rare biography of Chilkat weaver from Klukwan
Chilkat weaving is one of the most demanding and complex weaving techniques in the world, yet it has received relatively little attention from mainstream historians. That lack of research inspired Zachary Jones, a U.S. National Park Service museum curator based in Anchorage, to write the first-ever biography of Clara Newman Benson, a Klukwan artist who was one […]
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Chatham district looks to boost enrollment at Klukwan school
Klukwan School has a new superintendent and a new principal, both committed to keeping it open and boosting enrollment. The Chatham School District – whose sites include schools in Klukwan, Angoon and Gustavus, and an independent learning center in Tenakee Springs — named a new superintendent, Ralph Watkins, in April after its previous superintendent died suddenly […]